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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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I recently did a long detail to my Z. I topped it all off with 3 layers of Mequires #26 wax. I have an entire bottle of the ICE left and was thinking I would use a layer of it when I was my car over the weekend. I understand that ICE may not have very good protective qualities, and I believe the Meguires does. And I here when you layer the ICE it takes off the previous layer with some sort of cleaning agents. My question is as follows, Sorry it took so long:


If I use a layer of the ICE of the 3 of Meguires will it remove the protective layers of Meguires on the car?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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stick with the 26
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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th only reason i wanna use the ICE is I got a whole bottle left. and i gotta admit it has a hell of a shine
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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I always top off my waxing jobs with ICE, I love how good the shine is that it gives your car.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by wannafbody
stick with the 26
what he said ..


just a few comments ..

if you are going to top things off , a carnuba is usually the last thing ..

second .. three coats is overkill .. two is fine to ensure proper coverage and protection.

third .. if you are curious .. try it .. it won't hurt anything, it i will just cause you more work if you don't like it, or if it doesn't last long enough, and you will have to redo it sooner.


as a general rule .. as long as you are using good quality products, and proper technique, you won't screw anything up .. and experimenting is never a bad thing. although, you do need to be careful when playing with products that have cutting ability (see the proper technique comment)
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Thanks, I was just really wondering if the apperent :cleaning proiperties" of the ICE would eat away the Meguires... I gues not
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by vMaster0fPuppets
Thanks, I was just really wondering if the apperent :cleaning proiperties" of the ICE would eat away the Meguires... I gues not

if it has any cleaners, then yes, it will .. how much?? no real way to tell .. give it a try, see what the results are.
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Old Aug 30, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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It should be wax on top of polish, the polish will prolly strip off the wax you just put on. at least that my understanding
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Originally Posted by 00'WS6Rocket
It should be wax on top of polish, the polish will prolly strip off the wax you just put on. at least that my understanding
True, but Ice isn't a polish. It goes on top.
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ICE doesn't know what the hell it is. It's a polish, it's a wax, it's a cleaner/wax, it takes out swirls, it covers up swirls... It's apparently the transformer of car care products. I bet it even wipes your ***. And don't forget to show it off afterwards.
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
True, but Ice isn't a polish. It goes on top.

Hmmm my bottle says ICE Polish
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ICE doesn't know what the hell it is. It's a polish, it's a wax, it's a cleaner/wax, it takes out swirls, it covers up swirls...
And it smells good
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Originally Posted by 00'WS6Rocket
Hmmm my bottle says ICE Polish
But it polishes nothing. Its meant to be used as a top coat product.
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
But it polishes nothing. Its meant to be used as a top coat product.
true.. but if it has cleaners, then it will remove something ..

but like I said earlier, all you have to lose is time and effort by trying it ..
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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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#26 should be plenty to give you a killer shine with a lot of color richness and depth. #26 is currently my favorite last step product... I wouldnt top it with anything. If in fact ICE does have cleaners in it.. then I deffinately wouldnt use it after #26.

I also agree that 3 coats is overkill.. 2 is good enough.
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